SB 5857-S.E5 - DIGEST |
(DIGEST AS ENACTED) |
Changes the registration and regulation of pharmacy benefit managers from the department of revenue's business licensing service to the office of the insurance commissioner. |
Changes certain duties and expands some requirements of pharmacy benefit managers. |
Requires the insurance commissioner to: (1) Accept registration of pharmacy benefit managers; |
(2) Deposit receipts in the insurance commissioner's regulatory account; |
(3) Have enforcement authority over pharmacy benefit managers consistent with requirements established in section 2 of this act; and |
(4) In collaboration with the department of health, review the potential to use independent review oganizations as an alternative to the appeal process for pharmacy and pharmacy benefit manager disputes. |
Requires the office of the insurance commissioner to conduct a study of the pharmacy chain of supply and authorizes the insurance commissioner to convene one or more stakeholder work groups to address the components of the study. |